pitch-and-toss
[ pich-uh n-taws, -tos ]
/ ˈpɪtʃ ənˈtɔs, -ˈtɒs /
noun
a game in which players toss coins at a mark, the person whose coin hits closest to the mark tossing all the coins in the air and winning all those that come down heads up.
Origin of pitch-and-toss
First recorded in 1800–10
Words nearby pitch-and-toss
pitch surface,
pitch wart,
pitch woo,
pitch-and-putt,
pitch-and-run shot,
pitch-and-toss,
pitch-black,
pitch-cone angle,
pitch-dark,
pitch-faced,
pitchbend
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British Dictionary definitions for pitch-and-toss
pitch-and-toss
noun
a game of skill and chance in which the player who pitches a coin nearest to a mark has the first chance to toss all the coins, winning those that land heads up